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My Current Essentrics and Classical Stretch Rotation

June 5, 2015 by Tawny Bailey 6 Comments

My Current Essentrics and Classical Stretch Rotation

Hello Ladies! I know it’s been awhile, and I apologize. I’ve just been really focusing a lot on my health these past couple of months, so I had to reduce my workload as much as possible. I have still been keeping up with my workouts though, and I wanted to just share very quickly with […]

Filed Under: Classical Stretch Case Studies, Personal

How Much Cardio Do You Really Need to Lose Weight?

March 4, 2015 by Tawny Bailey Leave a Comment

How Much Cardio Do You Really Need to Lose Weight?

How much cardio do you really need to lose weight? The more the better, right? Not so fast… This is something I see very often from women who are trying to lose weight, especially when they are trying to shrink their lower body or lose fat from around their midsection. It seems logical to reason […]

Filed Under: Fat Burning Tips Tagged With: cardio and barre workouts, extra cardio with barre

Do Barre Workouts Really Work Better Than Running?

January 16, 2015 by Tawny Bailey 6 Comments

Do Barre Workouts Really Work Better Than Running?

  Absolutely. Before I tell you why barre workouts really do work, let me share with you my experience… When I first started doing barre, my workouts consisted of Jari Love, Cathe Friedrich (love her!), and the Firm. Prior to that, I was a personal trainer and so of course I did a TON of […]

Filed Under: Why Barre Works So Well Tagged With: can I lose weight with barre, do barre workouts work, how do barre workouts make you lose weight, will barre dvds help me lose weight, will i lose weight with barre workouts

How to Get Thinner Thighs – 5 Diet Mistakes that Will Keep You from Getting the Legs You Want!

January 10, 2015 by Tawny Bailey 4 Comments

How to Get Thinner Thighs – 5 Diet Mistakes that Will Keep You from Getting the Legs You Want!

  If you’re trying to lose weight in your legs or wondering how to get thinner thighs, barre workouts will definitely help you do this by sculpting your muscles (see my list of the best barre workouts for weight loss). However, if you have a layer of fat on top of those muscles, you may […]

Filed Under: Diet Tips, Fat Burning Tips Tagged With: how to get a thigh gap, how to get thinner legs, how to lose weight in my legs, how to lose weight in the thighs, how to thin out my thighs

Classical Stretch Season 8 Case Study and Reviews

December 29, 2014 by Tawny Bailey 24 Comments

Classical Stretch Season 8 Case Study and Reviews

Hi Fellow Barre Fans! I thought you’d like to know that since I am so in love with Essentrics, I broke down and bought Classical Stretch Season 8 – Age Defying Series….and I LOVE it! Much to my surprise, the Classical Stretch workouts have been HARDER for me than my Essentrics DVDs. I have been […]

Filed Under: Classical Stretch Case Studies

Spinning, Tracy Anderson, Counting Calories, but NO Weight Loss – What to Do if this is Happening to You

November 10, 2014 by Tawny Bailey 4 Comments

Spinning, Tracy Anderson, Counting Calories, but NO Weight Loss – What to Do if this is Happening to You

Hi Ladies! Today I have a very good question from one of my dear readers named Chiara about her current workout and the fact that she is trying to lose 20 pounds. Her biggest concern is whether or not barre alone would be enough to help her lose weight. I decided to post her original question […]

Filed Under: Questions from Readers Tagged With: does spinning bulk up legs, I'm spinning but not losing weight, spinning bulky thighs, spinning make legs bigger, spinning makes you bulky

My Thoughts on Essentrics

September 27, 2014 by Tawny Bailey 8 Comments

My Thoughts on Essentrics

Hi Everyone! I know I have been quiet for awhile…I’ve had a lot going on. What I have been doing, though, is tweaking my workout routine…and yes, I’ve added a new DVD/workout that I am absolutely in love with. It all started from my desire to find a workout that would not tire me out […]

Filed Under: Essentrics

Should You Add Additional Cardio to Your Barre Routine?

March 24, 2014 by Tawny Bailey 1 Comment

Should You Add Additional Cardio to Your Barre Routine?

Hi Ladies! This is a question I get asked very often from women who are trying to lose weight using barre workouts. It’s somewhat of a loaded question, because it’s very easy to enter into “too much exercise” territory when you start adding extra workouts to the already intense barre workouts you may be doing. […]

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Ballet Beautiful Results Case Study – Week 4

January 22, 2014 by Tawny Bailey 30 Comments

Ballet Beautiful Results Case Study – Week 4

Hi Ladies! So here I am week 4 with a final update on my progress with the Ballet Beautiful Total Body Workout. During the last workout, I was able to graduate to doing the bridge on my tippy toes – the advanced modification of the exercise! Woot! After that workout, the soreness was unbelievable – […]

Filed Under: Ballet Workouts, Get a Dancer's Body

Ballet Beautiful Results Case Study – Week 3

January 15, 2014 by Tawny Bailey 4 Comments

Ballet Beautiful Results Case Study – Week 3

Hi Ladies – I have completed week three of my Ballet Body results case study. Unfortunately I was only able to get two workouts in this past week. But that’s okay! The two workouts I did get in were great :). Something interesting I noticed is that my form is getting much better. In the […]

Filed Under: Ballet Workouts, Get a Dancer's Body

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